COV-4501 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 22 December 1824, bearing the Madras MX3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from madras (madras), bearing MX3 handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1824. Note: GPO datestamp. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Madras MX3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Madras MX3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1824.

When was COV-4501 posted?

COV-4501 is dated 22 December 1824, within the recorded period of use of Madras MX3 (1820–1824).

COV-4501

22 December 1824 Madras Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 22 December 1824, Madras MX3 handstruck folded letter (COV-4501) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Madras MX3, back (COV-4501) — back

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Date

22 December 1824

Description

Postal cover from madras (madras), bearing MX3 handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1824. Note: GPO datestamp. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Kadamba Collection

Same office

Other recorded marks at Madras

81 marks

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About this Madras pre stamp cover

COV-4501 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 22 December 1824 bearing the Madras MX3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Madras postal history — the office known today as Chennai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from madras (madras), bearing MX3 handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1824. Note: GPO datestamp. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Kadamba Collection

2 images of COV-4501 are recorded (front, back); the Madras MX3 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1824.

Questions about COV-4501

What is COV-4501?: COV-4501 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 22 December 1824, bearing the Madras MX3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from madras (madras), bearing MX3 handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1824. Note: GPO datestamp. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Madras MX3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Madras MX3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1824.
What is the provenance of COV-4501?: Kadamba Collection
When was COV-4501 posted?: COV-4501 is dated 22 December 1824, within the recorded period of use of Madras MX3 (1820–1824).

About this record

This 22 December 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras MX3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.